Recommendation: the first night with the Duke

I just finished this and gave it 8/10 score. Is the female lead silly? Absolutely Is the atmosphere chaotic and often giving a lot of second-hand embarrassment? 100% Did I kick my feet and squeal at more than one occasion? Sure did!

The dynamic is most similar to that of “ginger and the cursed prince” and an extremer version of “the little rabbit and the big black leopard”

One thing I really appreciated is that the male lead had actual human reactions to plot points. She messes up? He get actually angry with her. They disagree? They actually fight about it.

They always come back from it in a good way but it made the relationship feel more real. It’s similar to how I felt about the relationship in “happily ever afterwards” in that they actually had fights and then reconciliation.

If you like chaotic humor and silly female leads with dry-humored male leads who fall first: this is for you!

If you want more serious themes and more grown up heroines, skip it.